Analysts See Gold Hitting $1,900/oz
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (9/14/12)
"Gold held above $1,770/oz for most of Friday morning's London trading, hitting near six-month highs after the U.S. Federal Reserve announced a third round of quantitative easing yesterday, leading to warnings that the risk of inflation has risen." More >

Gold Reaches Six-Month High After Fed Move, Rally Slows
Source: Reuters, Eric Onstad  (9/14/12)
"Some analysts expected the market now to take a breather before tackling further milestones." More >

Casey Summit: How Investors Can Protect Themselves in a Politicized Economy
Source: Karen Roche and JT Long of The Gold Report  (9/14/12)
Right on the heels of the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, the recent Casey Research Summit in Carlsbad, California—cosponsored by SprottGlobal—focused on a timely theme: "Navigating the Politicized Economy." The somber revelations of the summit contrasted with the buzz of the party conventions. The Gold Report sat down with Louis James, Casey Research's chief metals and mining investment strategist, Rick Rule, founder and chairman of Sprott Global Resource Investments and chairman of Sprott US Holdings, and Marin Katusa, Casey Research's chief energy investment strategist, to discuss how investors can position themselves in a politically driven economy. More >

Fed's Plan Boosts Gold Producers
Source: Associated Press  (9/14/12)
"Shares of gold mining companies rose a second day on higher gold prices after the Federal Reserve launched an open-ended, aggressive program designed to improve economic growth." More >

Casey Summit: How Investors Can Protect Themselves in a Politicized Economy
Source: Karen Roche and JT Long of The Gold Report  (9/14/12)
Right on the heels of the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, the recent Casey Research Summit in Carlsbad, California—cosponsored by SprottGlobal—focused on a timely theme: "Navigating the Politicized Economy." The somber revelations of the summit contrasted with the buzz of the party conventions. The Gold Report sat down with Louis James, Casey Research's chief metals and mining investment strategist, Rick Rule, founder of Global Resource Investments and chairman of Sprott US Holdings, and Marin Katusa, Casey Research's chief energy investment strategist, to discuss how investors can position themselves in a politically driven economy. More >

Miners Catching Up to Metals; Huge Run Coming?
Source: ETF Daily News, John Rubino  (9/14/12)
"The big miners, represented by the gold miner ETF GDX, have outperformed gold itself since July." More >

Investing in Silver: Price Rally Gets Legs
Source: Deborah Baratz, Money Morning  (9/14/12)
"Silver's recent volatility, which is always higher than its fellow precious metal, gold, is a reason for its outperformance. The price ratio between the two precious metals since mid-August has moved about 10% in silver's favor." More >

QE3 Removes Price Ceiling for Gold and Silver
Source: Eric McWhinnie, Wall St. Cheat Street  (9/14/12)
"With more dollar devaluation on the way and gridlock in Washington, gold and silver prices look set to rise even more." More >

Vanadium Oxide Bronze: A New Material for the Computing Industry?
Source: R&D Magazine  (9/14/12)
"The reason that these nanowires are so special is that they perform a rare trick: When exposed to an applied voltage near room temperature, the wires transform from insulators that are resistant to carrying electricity to metals that more readily conduct electricity." More >

Casey Panel: The Energy Crisis Is Here—Here's How to Play It
Source: The Energy Report Editors  (9/13/12)
Oil and gas reserves around the world are growing scarcer by the minute, and people are looking to their governments for answers. However, leaders' responses are often motivated more by the desire to boost approval ratings than by the need to find real, long-term supply solutions. The individual investor may not have the power to shift the tone of the emotional debates surrounding the oil and gas industry, but he or she can devise a strategy to profit. Sprott's Rick Rule, and Casey's Marin Katusa and Louis James sat down with The Energy Report to discuss what it means to participate in a politicized market and how politics affect their buy and sell decisions. More >

How to Play the QE3 Rally
Source: Ben Gersten, Money Morning  (9/13/12)
"While the market probably has factored in some of QE3, the move will nonetheless add more liquidity to the market, devaluing the U.S. dollar, meaning an increase in gold and silver prices." More >

Loose Money Is Here Again (and Gold Stocks Love It!)
Source: Clif Droke  (9/13/12)
"As was the case with the previous two quantitative easing programs, gold and the gold stocks love the idea of loose money." More >

Bonanza Discoveries That Will Drive Gold Stocks: Eric Coffin
Source: Peter Byrne of The Gold Report  (9/12/12)
New deposits and economic triggers will drive gold stocks, says Eric Coffin, the editor of HRA Journal. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Coffin identifies the management characteristics of gold juniors that make money for investors. A successful gold explorer in his own right, Coffin names his picks from the Yukon to the Caribbean. More >

Desperate Central Banks Should Benefit Gold
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (9/12/12)
"Gold touched a new six-month high at $1,746/oz Wednesday morning, while stocks and the euro also rallied following a ruling by Germany's Constitutional Court that cleared the way for the creation of a permanent Eurozone bailout fund." More >

'Best Climate' Don Coxe Has Ever Seen for Gold Price Increases
Source: Dorothy Kosich, Mineweb  (9/12/12)
"During an address at the Denver Gold Forum conference, Coxe urged fund managers, mining analysts and mining executives to prepare for significantly higher gold prices and higher gold mining stock valuations." More >

Platinum Hits Five-Month High on South Africa Mine Unrest
Source: Reuters, Frank Tang  (9/12/12)
"Platinum rose around 2.5% on Wednesday for its biggest one-day rally in a month, boosted by supply fears after sprawling labor unrest halted production at some mines in top platinum producer South Africa." More >

China's Stockpile Effort Could Stabilize Rare Earth Metals Prices: Brandon Tirpak
Source: Sally Lowder of The Critical Metals Report  (9/11/12)
In the next few weeks, China's government will begin stockpiling roughly ¥6B worth of rare earth elements. Does this mean a price floor is imminent? That's what Asian Metal Analyst Brandon Tirpak expects, noting that price decline rates are already tapering off. In this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report, Tirpak shares his first-hand impressions of rare earth projects set to shine as leadership around the globe goes resource shopping. More >

Spot the Dog: Gold Stocks Underperform All Other Sectors
Source: Sam Kirtley, SK Options Trading  (9/11/12)
"Gold stocks do not accurately or reliably track the price of gold in direction or magnitude, sometimes going in the opposite direction." More >

Gold Bugs Love It, but a New Gold Standard Is Just a Dream
Source: Martin Hutchinson, Money Morning  (9/11/12)
"It's pretty unlikely that the U.S. will ever re-adopt the gold standard, both because of the cost and because of the vested interests opposed to it." More >

Why Are the Silver Miners Outperforming?
Source: Jeb Handwerger, Gold Stock Trades  (9/11/12)
"We have seen significant developments in the silver mining sector that shows that the majors are hungry for the juniors." More >

India Boosts Rare Earth Production
Source: Shivom Seth, Mineweb  (9/10/12)
"As China tightens the noose on rare earth exports, India is set to commence operations at its 10 Kt monazite processing plant in the eastern state of Odisha." More >

Profit from Rising Silver Prices with These Three Picks
Source: Deborah Baratz, Money Morning  (9/10/12)
"Investment demand for silver should increase, thanks to the effect of global monetary easing." More >

Gold and Silver Slip but Set to Benefit If Fed Begins QE3 This Week
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (9/10/12)
"Friday's trading saw the gold price hit its highest level since February after a disappointing U.S. nonfarm payrolls report led to renewed speculation the Federal Reserve could announce a third round of quantitative easing when it makes its latest policy decision this Wednesday." More >

Silver at Multi-Month High
Source: Chris Vermeulen, The Gold and Oil Guy  (9/10/12)
"Historically, gold has been worth about 12 to 15 times what silver is worth, but recently it has been worth roughly 50 times silver's value." More >

South Africa Mine Unrest Spreads
Source: Reuters, Ed Cropley  (9/10/12)
"The violent rise of the AMCU is the biggest challenge to the unwritten pact at the heart of the post-apartheid settlement: that unions aligned to the ANC deliver modestly higher wages for workers, while ensuring labor stability for big business." More >